New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-16
AN ENGLISHMAN AMAZED.
SURPRISING REVELATIONS TO JOHN TAY-
IOR.
MEMBER OF PARLIAM' Mt WHO FINDS MUCH To
ASTONIsH MIM IN TIE WEST.

MEMBER OF PARLIAM' Mt WHO FINDS MUCH ~
ASTONIsH HIN IN THE WEST.
John Taylor Of London, who Is member OF fariia~
ment and attorney for somc syndicatcs OF Engshmen
who have American interests, sailed for home yeetcr
day after spending month in this country. HIS
mission here to investigate tho value OF certain
Western properties in which clients OF his are Inter
cscd On his return rom tho Black Hills, he men
toned various impressions Of this country. Il
stopped over in Albany on my way back TO New
York" said he. q 1t impressed moro than any city
have seen hero being distinctly English In style
II looks moro like an old In lish town tnan any iacc
have seen. In tho far West my utmost admiration
was drawn ont by the wonderful character OF tho
public improvements In the towns and cities why,
they are supplied with everything that Is mod'rh'
We have been accustomed In England to think OF the
West In America hail cvnizcd baIbarods sort oi
territory, full OF wild beast, or half wId men. Tho
character % TIC men came in cOiact with everywhere
revelation to me. Then the great confluence
OF railroads al distributing centres, the flood
travel, the restless pnsn ami energy OF the people,
all gave me new ideas OF your cos.try IN one town
wncrc 1 stopped tnry tot nc ABOUT raising ,aptai
for strcct-car line In iOry rignt hours ihc men
in the Town were all cramped Tor money, too because
II was distributed In 80 many chanucIs nut every oo
gave something and the money raised why
GOubt there i, any such priso that anywhere
In Europe, or III the "oiid, except here.
Mr.. Taylor represents heavy stock and bond hold
Ing interests in the Reading and also the iennsSI
railroad, which led HIM to talk about Robert Garrett
at Las sur rIscd me-" said re, That Ne~-loh ,hy
did not take up CARROTS tight to get into Now iorn
Why shOuldn the Baltimore ana ONO have bech
allowed to get Into Ncw-i ORR For no reason what
except that al lines Of railroad desired TO Keep
him out. We abroad never make fights against a
cor % alton such has been made asallst
Garrett by tho railroad interests here We
cannot understand such war at all the
policy OF keeping railroads Of tho city has been
demonstrated to be disa,trou, In less case than
that OF Philadelphia. If there II a dead city any =
where it Is ililadc. phia one once said To me
that dead bodies OF benefit TO surgeon, ~ he
thought a dead city iSht lie OF benefit example
but of none whatever TO itself Philadelphia ha- be
come dead through IT. course In giving everything 10
tho fcnnsylvan a Railroad and nothing to any one
else. The peoples interests not observed when
line Is gwen monopoly OF all privilege.
Mr. Taylor Is president OF the National Temperance
league Of England, and In that POSITION has hai a
wide Ell eriencc dcalng with the tenn erancc qucs-
tion which enables him TO sIcak with autho ny not
only concerning the general subject but also concern
ing practical tenn rancc politics. "Thc WORK We
done IN the League" lac sad. "has been directed
tho education OF the pcOI IN the benefit, Of Ab-
stInencc and the dangers and di,ad antarcs OF the
u-c OF alcohol | have been total abstainer for
upward OF thirty three years, and have studied tie
question OF the vitality Of men under the differing
conditions of total abetncncc and the habtnd use
OF alcohol am satisfied that men are strongc' ana
healthier and longer lived # they narcotics or
sfimulanis II any kind, whether alcohol tobacco.
The line OF instruction Of league has been ~ thi-
direction We have been gathering the statistics OF
life and mortality and have been inducing scirniihc
men to take up this investigation and have brought
our work TO bear upon the dccuc 81 alcohol That
Is where our work las been difficult than ten
perancc work In tins country In travelling out
Wet saw very few persons drinking AZ table hut
the la rooms were crDwd'd IL is different with US
In England. The drinking there l. done at n'"ai
unc- The roor peoI lc demand their beer with Their
food 10 such an extent that when made All atteni
TO close the erog shops on sunday had to maze a
pro, sion to haze the shops foi an hour IN the
morning, an hour at noon and an hour at night -
that the lublc might let their beer for tic several
meals Ny observation l. that Prohibition l. not
practical Iolucs. brought down on myself sc'ci al
wears a.o great deal Of criticism and Oppuhflum 10y
refusing TO 90 inO the Prohibition mO' cment In tne
land II has been carried FOR over Thirty II. "
wear. without na'lng the slightest progress o In
crca-c while the tenn GRANGE movement has cNpAu7'i
strfdiv. You la tta. ell the bcnciis on TINS 'llc
of the water Of Wo.i o.cr ih"r" W" go lh'" WIS
thin. very carefully. For ln-tanc" In AZ insurance
cnut any In which am Interested the board 81 ch'
anime are all total al>taincr- AMI are very htl'u"
alout iu-urirg persons Who Use liquors Those WIZ
drink and .uc If,urcd the lei, of u uor ~" = We
ho,o u-ltufcd "A stem o; COM arson between th"-'
who .e alcohol and those who - not. 10 earni1rs
ha.,s. ronft p1rrcnt ~ duce AID ~" thlhN' ana
thc la lance j. largely q" -d' ~ the ioai assam
| cr- Then We haze had en- TIE DR.. EClarls"h y.
| scientifically TIE plN~r results OF inc nom
continued ne ~ alcohol H. report has been anna
ia Won ON 4 SIDE o. tho water ~ Tor IfphH El'
| IL IL upracticahlr where trcrc is 50 wu"h fc,' al
dr,nnng a. there j. in England and In this country